Regarding Klopp's new German team, German reporter and head of the sports department at Bild, Kinasth, stated that Klopp must abandon Guardiola's football philosophy.

After an embarrassing World Cup exit, German football is facing a new beginning: new national team coach Klopp will lead Germany back to the top of the world. The last time Germany reached this height was in 2016 – when Low's team, as defending World Cup champions, at least reached the semi-finals of the European Championship (losing 0-2 to France). Since then, it has been on a downward spiral. And all of this is also related to Guardiola!

In 2013, Guardiola took over Bayern Munich – and since then, his possession-based style of play has been regarded as the highest paradigm of football, becoming mainstream in Germany and even in youth training. This is now backfiring! Because of an excessive focus on possession rate and short passing combinations, we have overlooked the traditional advantages of German football. Therefore, Klopp must abandon Guardiola's football philosophy. After all, Guardiola can always buy suitable players for the teams he coaches – such as Thiago for Bayern or Rodri for Manchester City. This is not feasible for the German national team.

Klopp's style, which emphasizes high-speed attacking, is more suitable. This has been proven during his successful periods coaching Dortmund and Liverpool: at that time, he did not have the most top individual players, but he often built teams that could compete for and win championships with fewer resources than his competitors. This is precisely the goal that the German Football Association should now achieve.

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